Do you want to instil the value of hard work in your kids? If so, try and demonstrate the effort you put in to achieve a goal, researchers said.

Read also:Skipping breakfast can harm your kid’s nourishment!

 

What findings showed?

Read also:Know why quizzing is important for students!

  • The findings showed babies as young as 15 months can learn the value of hard work, when they see parents struggling hard to achieve a goal.
  • Babies, who watched an adult struggle to reach two different goals before succeeding.
  • Tried harder at their own difficult tasks than babies who saw an adult succeed effortlessly.
  • The study may offer some guidance for parents who hope to instil the value of effort in their children, the researchers noted.

Read also:What to think about before getting a tattoo, piercing

What Researchers say?

Read also:Teenagers growing up more slowly today than they used to

  • There’s some pressure on parents to make everything look easy and not get frustrated in front of their children”.
  • “This study suggests that it may not be a bad thing to show your children that you are working hard to achieve your goals,”Researchers added.
  • In the study, the team focussed on how children might learn, at a very early age.
  • In addition,how to decide when to try hard and when it’s not worth the effort.

Read also:Expressive writing may keep stress at bay

Experiment:

  • For the study, the team designed an experiment in which 15-month-old babies first watched an adult perform two tasks.
  • Then the babies were given a musical toy, whose button to turn the toy did not work.
  • Babies who had seen researchers struggle before succeeding pressed the button nearly twice as many times overall as those who saw the adult easily succeed.
  • They also pressed it nearly twice as many times before first asking for help or tossing the toy.
  • Importantly, the study showed that people appear to be able to learn, from an early age, how to make decisions regarding effort allocation, the researchers noted.
    Read also:Read how friends can change your mood
UTTAR PRADESH NEWS की अन्य न्यूज पढऩे के लिए Facebook और Twitter पर फॉलो करें